amentia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /eɪˈmɛnʃə/
- /əˈmɛnʃə/
Etymology
From Latin āmentia (“madness; senselessness”), from āmēns (“mad, insane; foolish”), from ab (“from, away from”) + mēns (“mind”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped.
Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.
1922, W. G. Aitchison Robertson, Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 9th edition:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amentias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
bg вродено слабоумие (the state of being mentally handicapped) · pl amencja (the state of being mentally handicapped) · ru слабоу́мие (the state of being mentally handicapped) · fi amentia (the state of being mentally handicapped) · pt amência (the state of being mentally handicapped) · de Amentia (the state of being mentally handicapped) · de Schwachsinn (the state of being mentally handicapped) · it amenza (the state of being mentally handicapped) · ru аме́нция (the state of being mentally handicapped)